
“FOOD FOR FREEDOM” 
With the world crying for food, food, and more food, it is the duty of each and every one of 
us to not only conserve but also produce all the food possible. 
Every garden, no matter how small, releases just that much more food for the hungry peo- 
ple of Europe and Asia. 
And gardening is no hardship. It’s really fun to garden. By spending a little time in pleas- 
ant, wholesome and profitable exercise, you can make a worthwhile contribution to world security. 
ASPARAGUS @ 
Packet, 10c; 0z., 20c; 4 Ib., 65c; Ib., $2.00. 
Planting Instructions «Can be grown in any soil which is not too wet. The 
seed should be sown in March or April, in rows 14 inches apart, and lightly cov- 
ered with a layer of soil 4% to %-inch deep. When the seed is up the plants 
should be thinned out. The permanent bed should be prepared by digging a trench 
18 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Fill this one-third full of well-rotted manure. 
Half fill the remaining space with good soil and transplant the clumps one foot 
apart. Cover to surface. The stalks should not be cut until a year after planting 
and then but lightly. I'ull harvest may be taken after this. 
MARTHA WASHINGTON 
*More vigorous than the Mary Washington, being bred to resist rust diseases. 
Productive, uniform type. Shoots large, of extra good quality, rich green color 
tinted with purple at tips. 
MARY WASHINGTON 
The most extensively grown variety. Also rust-resistant. 
ASPARAGUS ROOTS 
One Year Old. We can furnish WASHINGTON roots at 45¢ per doz., $2.50 per 
100; postpaid. 



PLANTING DATES FOR KANSAS 
Radishes, Lettuce, Spinach, Peas, Turnips—as soon as ground can be worked 
after February 20. Onion Sets, Beets, Carrots, Potatoes, Parsnips, Cabbage Plants 
—Oat-Planting time—March 1 to 31. Tomato Plants, Pepper Plants, Beans (Snap), 
Okra—Corn-Planting time—or frost-free date. Squash, Sweet Potatoes, Beans— 
after soil is warm, week to 10 days after frost-free date. 
PLANTING DATES FOR OKLAHOMA will be about a week or two earlier. 
AND FOR COLORADO about three weeks later. Martha Washington Asparagus 

